Paneer Biryani Recipe with step by step pictures. This is made with Paneer and Whole Spices which taste delicious.
Paneer Biryani
Now coming back to the recipe..This is a simple yet flavourful paneer biryani..I love paneer so much, but nowadays i am substituting paneer for tofu. I think they both have the same texture, but tofu is a lot more healthier..This biryani has so much flavour in it since we are adding a good amount of coriander leaves.Great for parties or for lunch box. I hope you will love it as much i do.
Ingredients for Paneer Biryani
- Basmati Rice – 1 cup
- Water – 1 cup
- Paneer / Cottage Cheese – 1 packet cubed
- Onion – 1 sliced thinly
- Tomatoes – 2 chopped finely
- Curd – ½ cup
- Tomato Ketchup – 2 tblspn
- Ghee – 2 tblspn
- Oil- 1 tblspn
- Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam – 1 tsp
- Salt to taste
For Grinding:
- Coriander leaves / Cilantro – 1 cup
- Green Chilli – 4
- Cinnamon / Pattai – 1 small stick
- Cardamom/Yelakai – 4
- Cloves / Krambu – 4
- Star Anise – 1
How to make Panner Briyani
- Wash and Soak Basmati Rice for 30 mins. Drain and Set aside.
- Take the ingrediants in a blender and make into a fine puree by adding some water. Set this aside.
- Heat a tblspn of oil and fry the paneer pieces in that. Remove and Set aside.
- Take a Pressure Cooker. Add 2 tblspn oil and heat it up. Throw in cumin seeds and fry well.
- Add in onions and cook till golden brown. Season with salt and mix well.
- Add in the ground masala and cook till oil separates from it.
- In goes tomatoes and cook till mushy.
- Add in curd, tomato ketchup and fried paneer pieces and mix well.
- Add rice and water and bring everything to a boil.
- Cover and simmer for 15- 20 mins or cook for 1 whistle and switch off the flame. Let the pressure go all by itself . Open it and fluff with a fork.
- Serve with raita.
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Paneer Biryani | Paneer Biryani Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup Basmati Rice
- 1 cup Water
- 1 packet cubed Paneer / Cottage Cheese
- 1 sliced thinly Onion
- 2 chopped finely Tomatoes
- ½ cup Curd
- 2 tblspn Tomato Ketchup
- 2 tblspn Ghee
- 1 tblspn Oil
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam
- Salt to taste
- For Grinding:
- 1 cup Coriander leaves / Cilantro
- 4 Green Chilli
- 1 small stick Cinnamon / Pattai
- 4 Cardamom/Yelakai –
- 4 Cloves / Krambu
- 1 Star Anise
Instructions
- Wash and Soak Basmati Rice for 30 mins. Drain and Set aside.
- Take the ingrediants in a blender and make into a fine puree by adding some water. Set this aside.
- Heat a tblspn of oil and fry the paneer pieces in that. Remove and Set aside.
- Take a Pressure Cooker. Add 2 tblspn oil and heat it up. Throw in cumin seeds and fry well.
- Add in onions and cook till golden brown. Season with salt and mix well.
- Add in the ground masala and cook till oil separates from it.
- Add in tomatoes and cook till mushy.
- Add in curd, tomato ketchup and fried paneer pieces and mix well.
- Add rice and water and bring everything to a boil.
- Cover and simmer for 15- 20 mins or cook for 1 whistle and switch off the flame. Let the pressure go all by itself . Open it and fluff with a fork.
- Serve with raita.
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Siri
Looks delicious
Nisa Homey
Great post dear...so easy to follow...love ur version.
Meena
totally yummy.. and paneer looks so delicious there.. its raining in chennai its too hott here in mumbai
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That sounds delicious but your chillies cannot be as hot as mine! If I used that many of mine it would blow my head off, and I like very hot!!!
It does not seem to have stopped raining here for the past month, I am getting a bit fed up with it!! Diane
Hema
Briyani looks superb..
Satya
very delicious n flavorful looking biryani...yummy
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Angela
I've never thought of using tofu in place of paneer. What a good idea to save some calories.
Shri
Arathi how do you have so much of energy? 🙂 The tomato ketchup was a new ingredient for me.
Cool Lassi(e)
Delicious looking Biryani! Like anything with Paneer would look otherwise. 🙂
Kalyani
lovely one pot meal 🙂
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Anonymous
Can we skip ketchup...y it is used in this,can u tell..
anand
Ginger garlic paste is not needed ah?
Aarthi
you can add if you wish too.